With the Patriots set to play their final preseason game tonight against the Giants, here’s a quick look at some of this morning’s headlines from around the internet:

BOSTON HERALD:

Humility sets this Patriots star apart – Joe FitzgeraldFitzgerald has a great article on Aaron Hernandez, who noted Bob Kraft “didn’t have to give me this much,” tearing up while talking about the contract extension he received from the Patriots.

Patriots stars should come out tonight – Karen GuregianGuregian takes a look at tonight’s game and writes that if history is any indication we should see Tom Brady and the first offense based on last week’s lackluster performance.

Patriots-Giants: 5 Things to Watch – Jeff HoweHowe gives his thoughts on what to keep an eye on tonight, including the fact he feels Ryan Mallett needs to finish strong since the plan is for him not to need to take another snap until next August.

Steve Gregory set to break out – Jeff HoweHowe has a great article on safety Steve Gregory, including comments from his former teammates who had high praise of the veteran.

NOTEBOOK: ‘D’ takes away message – Jeff HoweHowe has an article on the defense, who failed to force a turnover against the Buccaneers last week and were also less active in the opposing backfield and will be looking to change that this week.

WALL STREET JOURNAL

Like the Super Bowl, Only Meaningless – Joshua RobinsonRobinson writes that the Giants’ hype machine must be broken, and pokes fun at the prospect of people making this out to be a rematch of what happened in February.

ESPN BOSTON

Patriots projected to be unavailable – Mike ReissReiss takes a look at Monday’s practice participation and writes that Brandon Spikes, Patrick Chung, Stevan Ridley and Shane Vereen who are among players who likely won’t play tonight.

Five positional battles worth watching – Field YatesYates notes five positional battles to keep an eye on tonight, with runningback, defensive end, and center among them heading into their final preseason match-up against the Giants.

Free agent failures aplenty for Patriots this year – Glen FarleyFarley looks at the likes of Anthony Gonzalez, Jonathan Fanene, and Joseph Addai who were highly discussed free agent acquisitions that ended up being failures and never even made it out of camp.

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD:

Others sign, but Welker won’t whine– News Service Reports
The Herald has an article with comments from Wes Welker, who was happy for teammate Aaron Hernandez after the 3rd year tight end signed a contract extension.